these are-- rochelle: the top stories we are following. catastrophe which saw people uprooted from their homes. palestinians were killed. more than 2000 were wounded by israeli forces. we cross live to heiress mackler --- irris mackler in jerusalem

for the latest. a tour to bolster support for accords, afterr the u.s. announced plans to withdraw. and after almost six months of political turmoil, catalonia's parliament has sworn in a new separatist leader. he vowed to forge ahead with the fight for independence from madrid. fresh unrest. violence flared as israel marked 70 years of statehood, the same day the u.s. opened a controversial embassy. mass protests on

the gaza border. this tuesday, palestinians will catastrophe, which saw hundreds of thousands of people displaced and the creation of israel in 1948. to tell us more about this, irris mackler is standing by in jerusalem. in terms of yesterday's violence, the international community has strongly condemns what happened. these israel taking any notice? there has been condemnation from allies of israel, current allies of israel like russia. a demand from ireland for an independent inquiry, led by the united nations, south africa recalling ambassadors. there has been a groundswell of opinion and negative headlines around the world. today, i heard the justice minister saying that israel has .othing to fear from an inquiry

she said the soldiers were obeying open fire orders and had behaved reasonably. moment, israel is taking a stand that the actions yesterday were merited in the face of what they say was -- the blame falls on hamas for the way it has handled this and incited civilians to come to the fence, and hidden militants among them to try to break through into israel. rochelle: meanwhile, this is a day of mourning in gaza. what is going on a as we spepea? to try to giveng you a prediction, because what is actually happening in gaza at the moment is funerals, of course. there are 59 people to bury, including an eight-month-old baby apparently killed by gas inhalation. that is teargas. that has gotten a lot of press

around the world, but especially in the palestinian territories. so that is taking up most of the attention at the moment. i know is really troops are on that border. however, there are two or three signs that perhaps we are seeing a pullback here. one is israel opened a crossing to let medicine and other supplies across. it was trashed on friday night. that is usually something israel does as a de-escalation. we also did not see from hamas any rocket fire, nor from any of the other military groups. and there was a call which has been reported in one israeli newspaper -- a call to israel to say, we will pullback if you will. hope, perhaps, after a day of bloodshed, that this they won't he as bloody. rochelle: meantime, if we go to the west bank, there are some clashes taking place there. irris: yes, skirmishes certainly

have begun at checkpoints around ramallah, hadron, and bethlehem. there is also a general strike. there are more people free from jerusalem and the west bank to attend these demonstrations. and there is a big demonstration planned inside israel, in the north, in the galilee, where arab israelis are the majority. arab israeli citizens will be protesting tonight. reportingirris makler for us from jerusalem. thank you. for more, let's go to the secretary-general for the palestine national initiative. he joins us live from the mullah. thanks for spepeaking to france 24. funerals, as we e were hearing, are being held today. the international community has condemned what happened yeyesterday. are e they chantining loud enou? what happened yesrdrday was a massssacre, as youou sai

more than 69 peoeople have been killed, including children.. and many will die, moore, because ofof the -- but i i thik is massacre israel commimitted causing popular assistance everywhere in palestine. in ramallah,h, this is a peaeacl demonstrtration. there is teargas.. thth have beenen shooting live ammunition at us. many injureded people we have. ,ust now, for the first time they wouould climb to put this n our hands, here in front of ramallah citizens. our populularing i is resistance. ththis massacre will not b brear will. a resistance to end the system whicich h has been the cacause f suffering here. rochelle: today is a particulararly important day in palestinian teterritory.

talk us through why it is so poignanant for palesestinians. it is 70 years since israel committed the worst form of ethnic clclnsing agaiainst te palestinian people. 70 years ago, through massssacr, through militaryry force, thee israeli army forced 70% of the palestinian population to leave their homes and towns and villages. then, the isisraeli army demolished andnd destroyed 400 palestinian commmmunities completely. they erase them from the land completely. 700,000 palestinians were of theed, includg 70% population of gaza, who are demanding to go o back to their homeland, to go o back ttheir farms, to ththeir villages they were displplaced from, to the house is that they were kicked out from. that is why it is a very importantay. c combined with a

populatition that has been in te west bank for 59 years now. sufferingng is s a result of te catastrophe we hahave been subjected to. every economy was destroyed. of ththeestinian refugees lost their r home. this is a c catastrophe. that notmmemorating only because of what h happened, but because of what we want, which is freedom f from this occucupation. that is now occupying the whole of palestine. israel's in terms of response to o this, they say ths is self-defense and it is hamas stoking tensions. what is your response to that? how can it be a selflf-defensese when for the lt five weeks n no less t than 10,0

papalestinians in gaza and t the west bank and jerusalem, and no less thahan 107 people were kild with live ammunition? israeli wasngle ininjured? not a single israeaeli was huru. an israeli joururnalist had a very gooood article in which e "the israeli coward soldiers prorotected themselves" the used snirs to demonstrate peacefully, demanding g their rights.. p protecting itseself. israel is killing palestinians. most of the palestinians who were killed -- it is not all of them who were killed at the border. gazais noess than 24% of that israell prevents inhabitans from reaching,g, and shoots them when they try to get to their farms to form there.

israel just changed the type of occupation. at is whyy a q quarter of gazaza very s small area, is still prohibited f for palestinianans. that is werere palestinianwere killed by the israeli army.. are theannot claim they victims. if we are the ones who are being killed, we are the ones beingg injured, where the ones who lost our land, we're the ones demanding to return to the places. the secretary-general for the palestine national initiative. thanks for your time today. in other world news, iran's foreign minister has arrived in brussels on the final leg of a diplomatic tour to bolster support for the 2015 iran nuclear accord. the foreign minister is meeting with leaders from britain, france, and germany, who say they are determined to save the accord after the u.s. announced plans to withdraw from it.

return ofrospect of a u.s. sanctions, iranians, particularly the u use, are anxious to find out what the future holds. our correspondent is on the ground and to run. tehehran, the atatmosphere is s a far cry froe enthusiasm of nearlyly three yes ago. when much of iran's youth celebrated the nuclear accord. now, those hopes have been embraced by fears of a return of u.s. sanctions. maria a works in this cafe to finance her digital art studies, but she is now worried about her future and her ability to find the materials she needs. concrete way, with the return of the sanctions, my purchasing power and abibility o crcreate art will certainly decrease. on topop of that, we cannot t le either. there is much uncertainty among the youth here. shared bya sentiment someone leaving to study in new

zealand and august. she isis suddenlnly unsure how o finance her stududies in biochemical engineering. nearlyks, it has become impossible to exchange money because of a quota imposed by the government to try to stop the sinking irananian currency. there are about 1000 of us students who have come together and d written to thehe iranian centntral-bank in the hope thaht someththing can be done. there may be another solution, which is that my father puts up his home as collateral to get my tuition. how to finance things in the future is a question on nearly everyone's minds, including in this theater in tehran. ali directs french plays in his native iran. even if this play is sold out, he fears for the future of this theater company. ali: yet again there is this word, sanctions. the iranian people have had enough. i feel it is time to turn the page.

i am worried someone might tell me it is not the right time to theater franco iranian company to perform. reporter: his latest production theantigone," and passionate resistance of the heroine is for this trip more relevant than ever, in a modern iran that waits to see what its future holds. rochelle: after almost six months of political limbo, catalonia's parliament has sworn in a new separatist leader, a former lawyer and publisher, who vowed to forge ahead with the fight for independence from madrid. on a narrow margin, catalonia's deeply divided parliament voted with four abstentions. reporter: newly elected as president of catalonia, he is spending hisis first day in offe abroad, in berlin, meeting with carles puigdemont, the man who catapulted the political

newcomer to the helm of catalonia's government. in meetings with puigdemont last week and in his acceptance speech, he made clear he is just stepping in for the exiled separatist. >> first, our president in scarlet, pushed them on. theill be faithful to referendum in the form of a republic. our government program is social cohesion and economic prosperity. reporter: getting to the business of governing the region will be a challenge, not only because more confrontations with madrid are likely ahead, but because catalonia's 7.4 7.4dents, along with the -- million residents, along with the rest of spain, are deeply divided on independence. feelings are running high on the 65-66 quote that made torra president. >> this dream of becoming an

independent state from spain is not dead. it is still very much alive. we have thousands of men and women who are ready to fight for it. my opinion is very simple. repeal that autonomy now. they are doing whatever they please. and the government should act with more severity. reporter: spanish prime minister mariano rejoice -- mariano oy called forj harmony, but said laws will be obeyed. rochelle: these of the top stories this hour. palestine mark seven decades of the catastrophe which saw hundreds of thousands uprooted from their homes. on monday, 58 palestinians were killed and more than 2000 were wounded by israeli forces. iran's foreign minister arrived in b brussels on the final leg f a diplomatic tour to bolster support for the iran nuclear

accord. it comes after the u.s. announced plans to withdraw from the 2015 deal. i am joined in the studio by yuka. iran's foreign minister is in brussels to drum up support for european leaders. in france, the government is hosting a meeting of business leaders. the finance minister discussing a possible way forward with ceo's of major french businesses. washington has threatened to impose sections on companies that continue to do business with tehran. the european union's trade with iran has nearly tripled every year, and french exports doubled just in 2017. regina robertson takes a look -- georgina robertson takes a look at how pullouts may affect u.s. businesses. georgina: donald trump followed through on his promise despite a last-minute appeal from emmanuel macron.

the u.s. withdrew with a tough warning for foreign firms. >> he has made clear before that any countries that ignore some of the sanctions the u.s. imposed are going to be affected by anything they try to circumvent. the sanctions of the u.s. will be imposed. georgina: in the past two years, french companies have tripled economic activity with h hran. the u.s. sections put billion-dollar deals at stake. might seetal, peugeot project stopped. airbus is currently reliant on u.s.-made parts. they have only delivered three out of 100 planes ordered by iran air in december 2016, a deal worth $20 billion. since the nuclear deal was

reached, trade between e.u. and .ran has grown in 2017, it reached $25 billion. trade with iran will be banned in less than six months time. for those who break the rules, they run the risk of massive fines. in 2014, the french bank bnp brickingas accused of embargoes and find $10 billion to keep its u.s. license. the financial markets now, a mixed picture in europe at midday. the imf has strong economic demand.riven by but germany weighed on investor sentiment in early trading. for more of the business edp hass at this hour, rejected the takeover offer by china-owned three gorges. the company says the initial buyout bid does not adequately

reflect the value of edp. the cash offer would see the chinese firm that it does not already own. afterphone shares dropped its ceo would step down in october, even though the company reported a return to annual profit. the secondmed largest mobile operator into a digital communications awerhouse, which includes string of major deals. seattle city of approved a controversial plan to taxpayer companies to help the homeless. for thee been pushing funding of affordable homes. the scaled-back, the new taxes expected to raise $48 million a year to build social housing units and homeless shelters. you, toysfinally from

"r" us is auctioning off its intellectual property next month. it is also putting up dozens of domain names that are up for sale as well. yuka: they're not the kind of names you would expect a toy store to own. it includes burgers r us and even cigars r us. they registered numerous, and names to stop someone --- protect thees to business. the famous mascot, jeffrey the giraffe, is also up for auction. rochelle: even jeffrey is up for auction. i had no clue about some of those domain names. i am learning something. thank you for the business news. time now for our press review. laurentnt joins me in

the studio for a look at the main stories. hello to you. our top story of course islands in gaza on monday that is looking set to continue today. dheepthika: the pan arab paper evoking what they call the anger of the catastrophe. gazans marched toward the border with israel yesterday in deadly clashes. a lot of the other papers like a french language lebanese paper juxtaposing this violence with the opening of the u.s. embassy in jerusalem on monday. the paper talks of israeli euphoria with a taste of palestinian blood. that could continue. rochelle: that is also quite evident in the illustration press today. dheepthika: "i hereby declare the embassy open," ivanka trump declares in this times cartoon.

you see donald trump with benjamin netanyahu, rather than the traditional ribbon-cutting setting. there literally pulling apart a dove, representing the seeming death of the peace process with palestine. the new york times shows the ivanka trump and husband jared kushner walking down the red carpet to the new u.s. embassy, but a red carpet clearly flooded by the death of palestinian protesters. rochelle: we are seeing mixed reactions from the opinion pages today. dheepthika: this is an israeli left-leaning daily comp "haare tz." they call on the israeli army to stop the bloodbath, as palestinians are set to head to the gaza border again this tuesday. you are not seeing the same sympathy from "the wall street journal," which says that palestinians need to accept that israel is not going anywhere. the paper says as they commemorate the day, it is clear

that as long as this "bitterness" animates palestinians, their suffering will continue. rochelle: the appointment of a new president in catalonia is also making some headlines. dheepthika: his name is kim torah. -- quim torra. he has promised to govern on the half of all catalans. according to politico, catalonia may finally have a clean leader, one who is not in prison or in exile, but the nightmare will continue for spanish leader isiano rajoy, because torra seen as carles puigdemont's puppet. the report that torra's first-rate today will be to berlin, where he will be meeting with the exiled catalan separatist leader. rochelle: let's focus on a story

from india. an mp charged with the death off his wife. dheepthika: that opposition politician is a well-known author and former u.n. official. he has been charged with helping his wife commits suicide in 2014 in a delhi hotel. that is what the hindu newspaper explains on its front page. buzzfeed explains that for the last four years, the death of stuff of morbid fascination in the indian media. it was a very high profile death that gained a lot of high-profile media attention at the time, mainly because of the mysterious, murky circumstances of her death. and initial autopsy showed signs of harm to her body, but that autopsy was later disqualified with speculations about whether she committed suicide, whether she od, or whether she was murdered. he has always maintained she accidentally voted.

some suggesting this could all be a ruse for political revenge by narendra modi, the prime minister, conspiring to hurt the opposition party. rochelle: a group of aviation exports have put together an alarming theory about the fate of the doomed malaysia airline flight. dheepthika: as much as an alarming theory, a sad one as well. post" reports a new chilling revelation by a team of aviation experts. the panel told us that it is possible the flight crashed due to a murder/suicide plot led by the chief pilot, and as evidence they say he did pressurize the plane, which essentially knocked out all the passengers. they say it would explain the total silence from the cockpit as the plane was plummeting. there was no mayday call. there was no final goodbye text. there was no attempted emergency

call. for this panel, if it is true, they have called it an act of premeditated mass murder. on a lighter note, i will admit i am counting down the days that prince harry and meghan's wedding. i want to see the dress. many are in the throes of royal wedding fever, let's say. dheepthika: you are either sick of hearing about it, or you cannot get enough. if you are more of the latter, this story from the french version of huffington post is sure to tickle your fancy. as with any major royal event, there is commemorative merchandise -- mugs, tea towels, that kind of thing. one british company is now offering -- they are going the extra mile, selling swimsuits and blazers with the basis of , complete withy the questionable beard placement of prince harry on that swimsuit. nothing like standing out on the

beach this summer, right? rochelle: thank you for our roundup. to the viewers, if you want to see more, log onto our website.

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